Stopping their suicide?

If you could say that you would be better off if your parents had died when you were ten years old. Is it moral or not to try and stop another parents' suicide that had kids around the same age when they argue that their kids would be better off without them?

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If you could say that you would be better off if your parents had died when you were ten years old. Is it moral or not to try and stop another parents' suicide that had kids around the same age when they argue that their kids would be better off without them?

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It is always better to stop a suicide.

Suicide with the motive you suggest suffers from the flaw of false binary - the idea that there are only two ways to resolve an issue. There are always more than two ways.
Any "good" that one might eek out of the death of a parent will pale in comparison to the good of finding a positive alternative to the problem.

Whether or not the solution is forthcoming, is not a decision to be made when the suicide is imminent. Solutions can be sought once help has arrived and the person is in a better place.

Often parents have more than one child, and not all the children feel the same way about the parents. The problem may not be the parents, but what is going inside one of the children. In this case, the loss of the parents will not solve the problem. This is called projection, where what is inside is projected outside, so the inner problem appears to be come from the outside so it can become conscious. The movie projector does not change even if you remove the big screen. It will just shine on another wall; spouse.

Often parents have more than one child, and not all the children feel the same way about the parents. The problem may not be the parents, but what is going inside one of the children. In this case, the loss of the parents will not solve the problem. This is called projection, where what is inside is projected outside, so the inner problem appears to be come from the outside so it can become conscious. The movie projector does not change even if you remove the big screen. It will just shine on another wall; spouse.

The fact that they are even considering their children makes them better suited to caring for the children than anyone else. Matchbox wisdom "Don't die, your children will never forgive you".

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Is "matchbox wisdom" like a fortune cookie thing?

And aren't a lot of posters here in a way glad their parents are dead? I've seen more people exclaim they are fifty and above, but I would assume an old age death of their parents and not being ten years old at the time of their parents' passing.

You did, you just phrased it as a question.
I addressed the question by supposing it to be true and following where it led.

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You're assuming I made assumptions.

A definite thing I indicated was being at or around the age of ten and this could prove to be a crux in the matter.

The onset of puberty varies among individuals. Puberty usually occurs in girls between the ages of 10 and 14, while in boys it generally occurs later, between the ages of 12 and 16. In some African-American girls, puberty begins earlier, at about age 9, meaning that puberty occurs from ages 9 to 14.

I question the sanity of some folks who desire/attempt/succeed committing suicide. A person with emotional rather than actual problems seems to me to be acting irrationally & hence at least border line insane.

For those with certain types of medical conditions, it seems reasonable (hence not insane) even though I might not consider suicide given the same prognosis.

For a person with dependents and an illness preventing earnings, suicide seems reasonable if there is insurance which would be paid. Note that some policies have clauses preventing payment if the policy holder commits suicide at any time. Many (almost all?) policies have a clause preventing payment if suicide occurs a a short time after the policy is issued. Short time is clearly defined in such policies.

If their kids would be better off without them, the kids should probably be in foster care anyway. The issue of preventing the parent's suicide has nothing to do with helping the kids. It probably is moral to prevent the suicide, because many mental problems can be successfully treated. Once under control, the parent can then get their life back together and maybe return to being a parent.

I do not know whether someone should stop an act of suicide, but I do know suicide bombers go to hell. Taking your own life before you take another allows ascension to heaven. Taking another life WITH your own sends you to hell. Taking another life negates the suicide.

In the sixth century AD, suicide became a secular crime and began to be viewed as sinful.

In 1533, those who committed suicide while accused of a crime were denied a Christian Burial. In 1562, all suicides were punished in this way. In 1693, even attempted suicide became an ecclesiastical crime, which could be punished by excommunication, with civil consequences following. In the 13th century, Thomas Aquinas denounced suicide as an act against God and as a sin for which one could not repent. Civil and criminal laws were enacted to discourage suicide, and as well as degrading the body rather than permitting a normal burial, property and possessions of the suicides and their families were confiscated"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_views_on_suicide